Atmel Announces the Cooperation On RFID Solutions for UHF and Microwaves Within a European Project.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HEILBRONN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2001 Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) announced today that it is cooperating within a European project with various RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. component and system providers on a new passive long-range RFID solutions at 860 MHz up to 2.45 GHz. The development of the new RFID solution for long-range applications is part of the IST(1) project supported by the European commission and initiated by the scientific institute VTT VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus (Finnish: Technical Research Centre of Finland) VTT Vélo Tout Terrain (French: mountain bike; aka ATB or MTB) and the companies Idesco, Atmel and Gemplus. The focus of this joint cooperation is to develop an RFID solution for UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. and microwaves (860 MHz up to 2.45 GHz). The aim is to achieve by mid of 2002 a world-wide accepted passive RFID platform -- suitable for standardization -- that conforms to the ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. (2) and FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. (3) radio regulations. Target applications that will benefit from the RFID solution are the item and supply chain management first in the paper industry, but will also be suited for other applications such as parcel, laundry and library applications. A first demonstrator comprising reader IC and tag will be presented at the Frontline Show 2001 in Chicago. About Atmel Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. with manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe. Atmel designs, manufactures and markets worldwide, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and RF semiconductors. Atmel is also a leading provider of system-level integration semiconductor solutions using CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. , BiCMOS, bipolar SiGe, and high-voltage BCDMOS process technologies. Atmel product and financial information can be retrieved from its Fax-on-Demand service. In North America call 800/292-8635. Internationally from a fax phone, dial 1-(408) 441-0732. Requests may be sent via e-mail to literature@atmel.com or by visiting Atmel's website at www.atmel.com. (1) IST = Information Society Technologies (2) ETSI = European Telecommunications Standard Institute (3) FCC = Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. Information Atmel Wireless & Microcontrollers Division product information may be retrieved at www.atmel-wm.com. Reader's Contact Veronique Sablereau Atmel Wireless & Microcontrollers 3, Avenue du Centre - BP 309 78054 St Quentin-en-Yvelines - France Note to Editors: Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof and others contained herein, are trademarks of Atmel Corporation. Terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of others. |
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